Famous Families
2000s and 2010s
Around the World
American History
Potpourri
200

This family of musicians includes Miley and her father, country singer Billy Ray.

The Cyruses

200

This social media platform, launched in 2004, originally required users to have a college email address to join.

Facebook

200

This currency is used in countries including France, Germany, Spain, and Italy.

The Euro

200

This document begins with the famous words "We the People."

U.S Constitution

200

In chess, this is the only piece that can jump over other pieces.

Knight

400

This fictional family is headed by Walter and Skyler and includes their son Walter Jr. and daughter Holly in Breaking Bad.

The Whites

400

This 2016 mobile game had players physically walking around their surroundings to catch virtual creatures.

Pokemon GO

400

This river flows through Egypt and is considered the world's longest river.

The Nile

400

This 1803 purchase from France nearly doubled the size of the United States.

The Louisiana Purchase

400

This literary device compares two things using "like" or "as."

Simile

600

This family has supplied multiple generations of NFL quarterbacks, including Archie, Peyton, and Eli.

The Mannings

600

This 2000s music player became synonymous with Apple's "1,000 songs in your pocket" marketing campaign.

The iPod

600

This European country is famous for the tulip fields, windmills, and canals of its countryside.

The Netherlands

600

This 1941 attack helped bring the United States into World War II.

Pearl Harbor

600

This is the name for a word that is spelled the same forward and backward, such as "racecar."

Palindrome

800

In Game of Thrones, this family is known for the motto "Winter is Coming."

The Starks

800

This 2010s internet phenomenon involved people pouring buckets of ice water over themselves to raise awareness and money for ALS research.

The Ice Bucket Challenge

800

This holiday, celebrated primarily in Mexico, honors deceased loved ones and is characterized by decorated altars, marigolds, and calaveras.

Día de los Muertos

800

This president was the only U.S. president to serve more than two elected terms.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt

800

This is the hardest naturally occurring mineral on the Mohs hardness scale.

Diamond

1000

This family of entrepreneurs founded the company that became the world's largest retailer, opening the first Walmart in 1962.

The Waltons

1000

This 2000s video game franchise featured characters such as Master Chief and Cortana and became one of Microsoft's flagship gaming properties.

Halo

1000

This ancient Incan site sits approximately 8,000 feet above sea level in the Andes Mountains.

Machu Picchu

1000

This 1962 confrontation between the United States and Soviet Union brought the world close to nuclear war.

The Cuban Missile Crisis

1000

This type of triangle has three sides of different lengths and three different angles.

Scalene Triangle